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[[caption-width-right:350:What's a better way to strike fear into your enemies' hearts than to ride on a carriage pulled by freakin' ''bears''!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:What's a better way to strike fear into your enemies' hearts than to ride on a carriage pulled by freakin' ''bears''!]]FREAKIN' ''BEARS''!]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:What's a better way to strike fear in your enemies' hearts than to ride on a carriage pulled by freakin' ''bears''!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:What's a better way to strike fear in your enemies' hearts than to ride on a carriage pulled by freakin' ''bears''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:What a cool ride.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:What [[caption-width-right:350:What's a cool ride.better way to strike fear in your enemies' hearts than to ride on a carriage pulled by freakin' ''bears''.]]
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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' has a very dark take on this trope, with carriages being dragged around by ''trolls'', who are explicitly sentient and of human-level intelligence, but were enslaved and used as DumbMuscle by the civilization of the Lands Between.

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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' has a very dark take on this trope, with carriages being dragged around by ''trolls'', who are explicitly sentient and of human-level intelligence, but were enslaved and used as DumbMuscle by the civilization most civilizations of the Lands Between.Between (the sole exception being Caria, where they were treated as equals and could even attain knighthood). The carriages are attached to the trolls by giant stakes impaled through their torsos from the back.
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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' has a very dark take on this trope, with carriages being dragged around by ''trolls'', who are explicitly sentient and of human-level intelligence, but were enslaved and used as DumbMuscle by the civilization of the Lands Between.
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** The High Elves use White Lion Chariots, drawn by a pair of large War Lions.
** The human nation of Kislev uses War Sleds, which are large sleds manned by musketeers and drawn by [[BearsAreBadNews War Bears]].
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* ''Art/TheBirthOfVenusBouguereau'': Venus' seashell is being pulled toward the shore by a black dolphin. It seems strong enough to carry Psyche and Cupid on it, too.
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* ''Art/ThorsFightWithTheGiants'': As how Myth/NorseMythology portrays him, Thor is seen riding his chariot pulled by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr ("teeth-barer" and "teeth-grinder").
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->''"Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and bit the arm of a perfectly good groom!"''

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->''"Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and bit the arm of off a perfectly good groom!"''
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* ''[[Literature/KingdomsDisdain The Kingdom's Disdain]]'': Mad Crossbones, a necromancer, sometimes uses [[DemBones reanimated skeletons]] to pull his and Cardinal's chariot.
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* Finland's Father Christmas, Joulupukki, naturally rides a sleigh towed by flying reindeer. This rather caught on in other cultures...
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* Majestan, where ''Webcomic/CityOfSomnus'' is set, has a general theme of tiny animals being huge (cat-sized bees) and large animals being small (chicken-sized dodos). Naturally, most carts are pulled by donkey-sized capybaras.


* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons1stEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''.
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* In ''Literature/ThankYouForTakingCareOfOurHauntedAndEnchantedCastle'', it is mentioned that the Fairy Queen should be expected to show up in a chariot pulled by 13 swans.
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->''Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and bit the arm of a perfectly good groom!''

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->''Those ->''"Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and bit the arm of a perfectly good groom!''groom!"''
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->''Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and [[AnArmAndALeg bit the arm of a perfectly good groom]]!''

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->''Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and [[AnArmAndALeg bit the arm of a perfectly good groom]]!''groom!''
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->''Those lions you bought me were useless! Wouldn't pull my chariot for shit, and [[AnArmAndALeg bit the arm of a perfectly good groom]]!''
-->-- '''Mark Antony, '''''Series/{{Rome}}''
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* The series opening for ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'' shows, among other things, a cat riding a wagon pulled by turkeys.
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In MouseWorld and similar settings, chariots, carts or sleighs can be pulled by rodents, especially mice, or rabbits or small birds. Those little draught animals give some "cuteness points" to our unconventional travellers and drivers. In the case of tiny animals, characters might need to harness large amounts of them. In fantasy settings, there might appear some vaguely ox-like fantasy creatures and large lizards, and some of them may be MixAndMatchCritters. Fictional worlds set under the sea or similar underwater settings can feature fish, eels, seahorses or turtles as carriage-pullers. Swans as majestic and elegant birds are a popular choice for gods and goddesses or other powerful characters (see also SwanBoats).

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In MouseWorld and similar settings, chariots, carts or sleighs can be pulled by rodents, especially mice, or rabbits or small birds. Those little draught animals give some "cuteness points" to our unconventional travellers and drivers. In the case of tiny animals, characters might need to harness large amounts of them. In fantasy settings, there might appear some vaguely ox-like fantasy creatures and large lizards, and some of them may be MixAndMatchCritters. Fictional worlds set under the sea or similar underwater settings can feature fish, eels, seahorses [[SeahorseSteed seahorses]] or turtles as carriage-pullers. Swans as majestic and elegant birds are a popular choice for gods and goddesses or other powerful characters (see also SwanBoats).



May overlap with FantasticFaunaCounterpart, if the draught animal is treated as the setting's equivalent of oxen.

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May overlap with SeahorseSteed, if the draught animal is a seahorse; or FantasticFaunaCounterpart, if the draught animal is treated as the setting's equivalent of oxen.
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* There are several historical accounts of chariots being pulled by ostriches in several time periods, even today in some places there is still ostrich chariot racing being held.
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* In Creator/AGnosis' webcomics on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], Demeter's [[https://www.deviantart.com/a-gnosis/art/The-Family-Party-45-552991271 carriage]] is pulled by giant snakes: they're friendly, but still a nasty shock for the stablehands on Olympus. Demeter's dislike of horses becomes a FunnyAneurysmMoment later.

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* In Creator/AGnosis' webcomics on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], Demeter's [[https://www.deviantart.com/a-gnosis/art/The-Family-Party-45-552991271 carriage]] is pulled by giant snakes: they're friendly, but still a nasty shock for the stablehands on Olympus. Demeter's dislike of horses becomes a FunnyAneurysmMoment later.
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* As part of her role as goddess of war, the Babylonian goddess Ishtar is depicted as riding in a chariot drawn by seven lions.

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* As part of her role as goddess of war, the Babylonian goddess Ishtar (and her Sumerian counterpart deity Inanna) is depicted as riding in a chariot drawn by seven lions.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''. The Myth/ClassicalMythology deity Hades has a chariot that is jet black in color and is pulled by nightmares (horse-like monsters from another plane of existence).

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''. Cyclopedia''.
** The Myth/ChineseMythology war deity Huan-Ti can fly through the air in a chariot pulled by four pegasi (winged horses).
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The Myth/ClassicalMythology deity Hades has a chariot that is jet black in color and is pulled by nightmares (horse-like monsters from another plane of existence).
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''. The Myth/ClassicalMythology deity is said to have a chariot that is jet black in color and is pulled by nightmares (horse-like monsters from another plane of existence).

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''. The Myth/ClassicalMythology deity is said to have Hades has a chariot that is jet black in color and is pulled by nightmares (horse-like monsters from another plane of existence).
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' supplement ''Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia''. The Myth/ClassicalMythology deity is said to have a chariot that is jet black in color and is pulled by nightmares (horse-like monsters from another plane of existence).
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* ''Literature/{{Dune}}'': Great-worms and lesser-worms are used in teams to pull a chariot.

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* ''Literature/{{Dune}}'': ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'': Great-worms and lesser-worms are used in teams to pull a chariot.
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* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance EXTRAPOWER Star Resistance]]'': Nemuri's sled is pulled by Edelweiss... a giant, clawed red hand that she found floating in space. It loyally conveys her though space and skies and attack on command. Nemuri makes it clear that she isn't sure what Edelweiss even is, but it's actually a Bem - a parasitic space organism last seen in [[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]].

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* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance EXTRAPOWER Star Resistance]]'': ''VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERStarResistance'': Nemuri's sled is pulled by Edelweiss... a giant, clawed red hand that she found floating in space. It loyally conveys her though space and skies and attack on command. Nemuri makes it clear that she isn't sure what Edelweiss even is, but it's actually a Bem - -- a parasitic space organism last seen in [[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]].



* ''Videogame/StardewValley'': A more understated example- the Traveling Cart is a caravan pulled by a purple pig with a fez.

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* ''Videogame/StardewValley'': A more understated example- example -- the Traveling Cart is a caravan pulled by a purple pig with a fez.
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* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance EXTRAPOWER Star Resistance]]'': Nemuri's sled is pulled by Edelweiss... a giant, clawed red hand that she found floating in space. It loyally conveys her though space and skies and attack on command. Nemuri makes it clear that she isn't sure what Edelweiss even is, but it's actually a Bem - a parasitic space organism last seen in [[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]].

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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' has desert-dwelling "sand seals" that can pull chariots for racing, and are needed to chase one of the Divine Beasts.

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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' has ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': The desert-dwelling "sand seals" that sand seals can be used to improvise a chariot-like contraption by getting one to pull chariots for racing, you while you're riding on a shield. This is one of the most efficient ways of crossing the desert, and are is needed to chase one of the Divine Beasts.



* ''Videogame/StardewValley'': A more understated example- the Traveling Cart is a caravan pulled by a purple pig with a fez.



* In ''Videogame/WarlordsBattlecry'', TheEmpire's Titan unit is the Lion Throne, a war chariot pulled by lions.

* ''Videogame/StardewValley'': A more understated example- the Traveling Cart is a caravan pulled by a purple pig with a fez.

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* In ''Videogame/WarlordsBattlecry'', ''Videogame/WarlordsBattlecry'': TheEmpire's Titan unit is the Lion Throne, a war chariot pulled by lions.

* ''Videogame/StardewValley'': A more understated example- the Traveling Cart is a caravan pulled by a purple pig with a fez.
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